How to Reference Materials in PowerPoint

While it is possible to use information from a PowerPoint presentation in a term paper, it is important to remember to cite it so as to avoid plagiarizing the person who originally made the presentation. The correct format for citing a PowerPoint presentation in a list of references will depend on whether you are using American Psychological Association (APA) or Modern Language Association (MLA) format.

Citing a PowerPoint Presentation in APA Format

List the name of the author in the following format: last name, first initial. For example:

Smith, A.

List the year of publication enclosed in parentheses. Follow this information with a period. For example:

(2005).

List the title of the presentation. The title should appear in italics, and only the first letter of the title and proper nouns should be capitalized. For example:

How to reference materials in PowerPoint

List the format of the slides, enclosed in brackets and followed by a period. For example:

[PowerPoint slides].

List the URL of the website on which you found the PowerPoint presentation. For example:

Retrieved from http://www.do.com/howto/referencepowerpoint

Make sure that the full citation appears in the following format, and that the title appears in italics.

Citing a PowerPoint Presentation in MLA Format

List the name of the presentation's author in the following format: last name, first name. For example:

Smith, Avery.

List the title of the PowerPoint presentation in quotation marks, followed by a period. For example:

"How To Reference Materials in PowerPoint."

List the year of publication, followed by a period. For example:

2005.

List the name of the website on which the presentation appears in italics, followed by a period. For example:

eHow.

List the medium of publication followed by a period. For example:

Web.

List the date you accessed the information in the following format: day month year. Follow this information with a period. The name of the month should be abbreviated down to three letters. For example:

24 Aug. 2010.

Make sure that the citation appears in the following format, with he name of the website appear in italics.

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